Is anything safe to take for anxiety?

I will be asking my doctor next week as well, but I'm just curious if anyone has taken anything for anxiety?

My husband and I are flying in a week and a half and I've never been the best flyer, but for some reason I am having severe anxiety over this trip. I've been waking up in the middle of the night close to having a panic attack and then laying awake for hours with this impending sense of doom. I have a feeling it's got a lot to do with pregnancy hormones, but telling myself that isn't helping. I'm getting to the point where I'm afraid I won't actually be able to get on the plane when it comes time to leave. I am worried about crashing and leaving my children all alone. Morbid huh?

My sister has massive social anxiety, and I believe was given a VERY small dose of xanex in her third trimester to take before her shower. I would talk to your doc. I know that stuff isnt good on a regular basis, but there might be something he can give you. As far as taking something all the time, I take welbutrin, and my doc told me its a class B drug, it helps me with my anxiety enough to live my life. Good luck!

I know Buspar isn't for situational anxiety, but I can take it just 1 day and feel the calming effects kick in by the next day. It could be completely all in my head that it's actually working that fast, but somehow it calms me down 24 hours after taking it. It's worth a shot!

Like the PPs have said, buspar is good for anxiety but I don't know if it would work in your case. I take a half of one in the morning and a half at night and while it doesn't work as well as my Paxil did, it is something to take the edge off my anxiety.

You may look into some breathing exercises and mental focusing techniques. Just remember flying is safer than driving.

Prior to getting pregnant I was on a VERY small dose of Xanex (.25mg) as needed.After getting pregnant my OB told me to avoid it completely for the first trimester at least...only after 18 weeks did she say it was ok to take 1-2 times per week max but only as a last resort to trying other natural methods to calm myself. So it is possible, but they won't allow much. I know what you mean though...having anxiety in certain situations anyway without adding pregnancy hormones to the mix can get pretty bad sometimes...hang in there and good luck.